Window box



Marchfl?, 1925. y 1,530,384

M. J. MCARTHUR WINDOW BOX Filed March v 2 1, 1924 IN VEN TOR 0f BY ATTORNE Ys Patented Mar. 17, 192.5.

*UNITED lsra'riss* MARY i, MGARTHUR, or CLEVELAND, 01110.

, WINDOW Box.

` Appiication filed March 2i, 19,24. semi No. 706,902.

To all 'whom t 'may concern: i f.

Be it known that I, MARYJ. MGARTHUR, a citizen of` theUnited States of America, and a resident of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio,'have invented a new and Improved Window Box, of which the following isa description. y

My inventionrelates to a window ybox for i L holdingffoods and particularly relates to a` box. adaptedto -be placedjat'the interior o f a window at an opening provided` by partially'rai'si'ng thelower sash. .r V

The general object of my: invention is to provide awindowbox of greatly simplified construction and embodyingnovel means of a simple character to eifect a tight closure of the window opening. to prevent drafts into the room yet providing ample ventilation to the ,interior of the box.

The nature ofthe invention audits; dis-v tinctive features and advantages will clearly vure 1 appear as the description'proceeds. y

Reference isto be had to the accompanying drawingsv forming va part ofv thisspec'ification, rit" being understood ythat the .drawings are merely illustrative of one example of theinvention. e

Figure 1 is a lperspective'vjiew of my im- .proved box emplaced in a window;`

Figure2 is an enlarged transverse vertical section intheplane ofthe line in Fig- Figure 3 is a horizontal section'on an enlarged scale in lal planeindicated by the line s-arigure i;

Figure L is a detail in vertical section at the rear upper corner of the box;

Figure 5 is a detail in vertical section at the lower rear corner of the box;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a portion ofa window given to show the manner of closing the opening at the top of the lower sash when said sash is raised to afford ventilation of the box;

Figure 7 is a detail in transverse vertical section in a plane indicated by the line 7-7, Figure 6.

In .carrying out my invention in yaccordance with the illustrated example, an` oblong box 1.0 is provided, the back 11 of which is y formed of wire mesh or equivalent open material to afford ventilation'through the window to the interior of the box. The front of the box is closed in the illustrated example by a drop cover 12 hinged to the bottom of the box body. The numeral 13 indicates snugly' in the 16 extended beyond the box 10the strip 22 bracketbars suitablyisecured vto the window sill -Bl as by screws 14; and the numeral 15 indicates pins provided on the bottom of the box 10 and depending therefrom to enter corresponding holes in the bracket bars 13 .at the outer ends. y

f The boxnl() is positioned adjacent to oneside of the window framev A but usually `is .not offs'uiiicient length to-extend to the opposite side of the window frame. Hence,it lbecomes necessary to provide a closure for the window below the sash a at one end of the box 10 for which purpose I- provide a slide 16 on the body 10"*attheback. vSaid slide 16 has at the .lower edge a forwardly directed rightvv angular-flangel17. The lower edge of the slide 16 with its flange 17 is held and guided by a guide strip18 having an upturned free edge 19 at the back of slide 16, the front edge of the strip 18 being soldered or otherwisel suitably fixed Ato the bottom of the box body v10 at the under side;v At the top the slide 16 lhas a channel 20 formed thereon which is accommodated beneathand guided by a guide strip 21 soldered or otherwise fastened at its front edge tothe top of thebox 10 and forming with the top of the l box-body a groove to receive the channel 20 of the-slide 16. The slide 16.1nay 'be .slid to form a closure'` completelyover the box 10 or may be slid to an extendedlposition projectving beyond the box'10l as shown in Figures land 2 tol close the opening beneath the sash c at that sideof the box 10', the strips 18 and 21 guiding said y'slide'16 in its movements.

, 1,530,384# PATENT-OFFICE- It becomes necessary with the box 10 em placed at the opening presented by the raising of the sash 'a to effect a closure between the `sash a and the box for which purpose I employ a weather strip 22. Said weather strip 22 is accommodated at its both by' they channely 2O and the groove formed by the strip 21. The strip 22 fits channel 2O and with the 'slide front edge u accommodates `that vvportion othelStrip v22, Whichi's Inot?y engaged by the ehannel 20 of the slide 16. Said weather strip 22 has-eutouts or rabbets at the ends thereof -to eonform to the. side rails of the sash a, so that the weather strip will contact closely Awithy the glass in said sash and a tight closure will therefore be effected at the topof the box l0 and beyond the box at the upper edgeothe-slide 16. 'It `Will'be'clear tliat'facomplete closure of the openingubelowthe sash is eli'ected with the box v10 in yposi- -`Ation-ibyf'the extension of the slide 116# and the weather strip 22.

The raising of the lower sash a leaves-'an opening between the upper-and lower saslies at ytlie'top y'of'tlie `upper sash andV to prevent draftsat said openingl I provide a weather strip 23 usually formed #of rubber asistim- Wea'tlier vstrip Q2. Said strip lhas cut- .outs at theends to conform it to vthe sash andfwindow framemembers-and'to effect an edge vContact with the planes of the `upper sash `,whenfsaidf strip 23 :is tacked Vor otherwise fastened atfits outer edge to-the meetingrail of the'lower sash a.

'I would state in conclusion that 'while the illustrated example constitutes a practical. embodiment of my, invention,l I do not 4limitY myself `strictly 'to the exact details herein bev projected'beyond :an end thereof, guide members at 'the .top .and bottom of y'the lbox Aefor sa'id slide, 'and a Weather strip held at its.1=fomnard;.edgefby saidsslidelattheltop of the llatter, V`said Weatherf strip bein-g Xaecomxmodaitedlat one end by` the channel on said rof said box.

2. A Window box adapted to be disposed ,at anopeningprmiiled by raising the lower sash, a vertically disposed slide at the .back of said vbox adapted" -`t'obe projected beyond an if end ithereof, a feliannel* on.: said :slide 'at therupper' edge, egli-ide `rmeans' on -=the-box`A for saideliafnnelf, :and a'weatlier striprlheldin said`4 channelY and extending' "rearwardly be'- yond 'the plane 'of fthe lslide;together with, a. strip von ,thebox ,attbe topwforming 1a groove `ffor `said` channelszi'd: weather` being raoeoinn'iodl'atedat one Iend'A by the channel- ',on saidslide and' v-fthrougliiout the remainder s of its lengtlribysai'd guide members at'the top .ofsaidibox 3. vA "Window box adaptedftoribe' disposed at airopening'prowidedf'by yraising tlie'flowerv sash loi' t-'he window, a 4"-.w'ei'ticzal ly disposed slide -a't the Zbac-k-of-ftlie box and; adapted* tofbe projected-lbeyond anfend thereof, said forwardly in the form .of an: approximately rigilit angularfange extending `beneaftlifthe vbottom of thefbox, a' strip on the box-'at the side or" the bottom-, Asaid ".strip` beingY spaced .from .the bottom y"ofthe box" toxaccommodate the lower edgefofsaidslide"and, 

